Count of NYCHA apartments with lead paint — and kids — on pace to hit 20,000
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The number of public housing apartments where children under 6 are potentially exposed to lead poisoning is likely to more than double to 20,000 apartments, an examination by THE CITY found.
That’s far more than the 9,000 apartments believed to have lead paint that NYCHA last week said house young kids, who are particularly vulnerable to developmental damage caused by exposure to toxic lead paint chips and dust.